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as well as GFW Radio did. Ostensibly a show about computer games, GFW Radio
never pigeonholed itself in that niche, instead becoming a program that flowed
between topics and moods, a show at the absolute top of its game whether
mocking the internet's peculiar dwellers or gravely exposing the sickly nature of
gaming "journalism." Very few— perhaps none— have been as eminent and brilliant
as GFW Radio.

Witness

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Storytelling defines this summary of GFW Radio's second year. Host Jeff Green has
a Lord of the Rings- themed dream; Shawn Elliott tells gaming arcade horror
stories; Robert Ashley gets duped by con artists in Shanghai. Jeff Gerstmann is fired
from GameSpot for refusing to buckle to pressure placed on him by advertisers,
and the cast mark his ouster by wondering how their profession collapsed into
such a state of disorder. Elsewhere, nerds question whether Superman produces
bodily waste, and pontificate upon their desire to wed fictional rodents. A woman
turns to prostitution in order to gain standing in World of Warcraft, and a hoi polloi
of recluses seek out Shigeru Miyamoto on their quest to find true love. Hello and
welcome to the GFW Radio podcast.

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The following episode has been split into two parts for your convenience. Please
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Find old episodes of GFW Radio at the show's official
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Notes

GFW Radio was a production of 1 UP.com. All clips in this episode are the property
of those parties. It was produced by Sean Molloy. The percentage of the original
show in this episode is approximately 12% (7hrs 39min/62hrs 39min). This episode
has been mastered at 56kbp/s, at the original audio quality of the shows available
to us. Timestamp notes are available here.

Songs

Fever Dream - Iron & Wine

"Whiskey Nerd" - Shawn Elliott

Sodom, South Georgia - Iron & Wine

"Ralphie" - Shawn Elliott

"9.5 is a Great Way to Go" - Shawn Elliott

"Those Were the Glory Days" - Shawn Elliott

Off to the Races - Lana Del Rey

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Jeff Green

Jeff Green joined Ziff Davis in 1991, starting out on the publishing house's line of
computer gaming magazines. He eventually became editor-in-chief of Computer
Gaming World, a tremendously popular magazine in its day. It was later rebranded
as Games for Windows Magazine. Green's long tenure and dedication to his craft
saw him become a popular figure among readers and listeners. As 1 UP looked to

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build a podcast network in late 2005, Green took on hosting duties for his
magazine's podcast when it launched in January 2006. Green left the 1UP Network
in 2008.

Shawn Elliott

Elliott joined the 1 UP/Ziff Davis network early on, starting out at Electronic Gaming
Monthly. Initially he was given low quality games to review owing to his funny and
canny writing style. He later shifted over to Computer Gaming World. He made his
name at CGW and particularly on GFW Radio, where he shared numerous stories
and unleashed his array of comical voices. He left 1 UP and Ziff Davis in 2008 to
work for Irrational Games.

Darren Gladstone

Gladstone was drafted on at Computer Gaming l/l/or/c/magazine given his expertise
on the technical side. He left the magazine and the podcast at the end of 2007 after
becoming a senior editor at the magazine. Gladstone went on to write for PC
Gamer magazine, and then went on to work for Hewlett-Packard.

Ryan Scott

After joining Computer Gaming l/l/or/c/magazine Ryan Scott was promptly put in
charge of creating demo disks. He gradually rose up in the ranks at Ziff Davis and
1 UP, ultimately becoming an executive editor, before being cut in late 2008. He
promptly began work on building his own podcast network.

Sean Molloy

Sean Molloy jumped into the role of producer for GFW Radio in early 2006. Prior to
the podcast, Molloy had worked on Computer Gaming l/l/or/c/magazine. In 2008
Molloy left 1 UP.com to work for Blizzard Entertainment.

Robert Ashley

Ashley started out as a freelancer, writing for various outlets including Electronic
Gaming Monthly and Games for Windows Magazine. He became a regular on the
show in late 2007. After the cancellation of the magazine, Ashley flitted between
several projects, including his A Life Well Wasted podcast and the GFW Radio spin-
off Out of the Game. He later formed the two-man band I Come to Shanghai.

Guests

(Left to right): Crispin Boyer, Jenn Frank

Special guests

Bill Roper

Tags: 1UP.com, 2007, Darren Gladstone, Gaming, GFW Radio, Jeff Green, Robert
Ashley, Ryan Scott, Sean Molloy, Shawn Elliott

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Tom Quinn March 8, 2012 at 2:14 PM

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This is... incredible. Thank you Sean.

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Martin March 8, 2012 at 8:45 PM
You just made my friday. Thank you!

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Anonymous March 8, 2012 at 9:03 PM
Love it. Love this site, love what you guys do.
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Anonymous March 9, 201 2 at 1 2:1 1 AM

So awesome, thank you for putting these shows together.

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Brandon March 9, 2012 at 9:44 AM

There's lot more GFW Radio tags and timestamps here:
http://www.heroglyphix.com/gfwradiotags/. Anyone can tag and
contribute

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Anonymous March 13, 2012 at 3:42 AM

No love for Chuff? Preposterous! (monocle pops)

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Anonymous March 21, 2012 at 12:29 PM

FANTASTIC. I've been waiting eagerly for this since the 2006 comp.
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